German Speech from band of brothers

The speech of German's General.

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[TheIcelandicPatriot]

They were just soldiers following orders. And i salute them all. Allies and German.

The world salutes you all.

[lionel21000]

@MarianneMorris14 Uh, there were millions of soldiers fighting. I don't think that ALL of them were given free reign to do whatever they wanted. In fact, Field Marshall Rommel and even SS general Felix Steiner ignored some of Hitlers orders, the most famous being the "commisar" order. I don't care who you think you are, lining up more people and shooting them isn't an answer. Individuals need to be punished for their own actions, not the actions of others. I would think a lawyer would know that.

[buehlerama]

@tyskbulle agree ... But there is one major difference:

Whilst germans don't neglect the crimes committed by their soldiers it is until today the problem that around the world people justify crimes against german civilians by the crimes that germans committed.

This is an act of inhumanity - no one may say that the rape of a person can be justified because her neighbour raped somebody in another country.

I think you get my point

[tyskbulle]

@buehlerama The number of german rapes in russia supersedes vice versa. That said, It dosent matter who raped the most. In war, the innocent suffer the most, and the trurth Is the first casualty.

[buehlerama]

@horsthorstmann666 he mixed something up... the estimate is 2 million victims of rape in the eastern parts of germany who reported their fate to doctors or nurses. unknown is the number of those who did not report anything. nevertheless it can be said that in many wars rape has benn and still is a common tactic and the western allies as well as the wehrmacht were themselves not free from using it.

[horsthorstmann666]

@Arcaneshadows I'd like to see the source for the number you present. Its quite alot considering the population of berlin at that time

[Andsormida01]

@Sellrain Most of those were RUSSIANS though, and in retrospect and right now the Soveits are just as hated as the Nazis by most.

[XKS99]

@Arcaneshadows

No war can be "clean", and war itself is evil, but in the interest and love of all that we love blood must flow.

[Arcaneshadows]

"History is written by the victors." - Winston Churchill

In the Battle for Berlin alone at the end of WWII, the Russians raped over 2 million German girls and women. The French, British, and yes Americans murdered their share of prisoners, German and Japanese, and raped civilian girls and women as well. Our crimes may not approach the level of that of our enemies, but just because we won the war doesn't mean we came out of it with our hands clean.

[KingLeonidas3267]

@RouserTheRebel that a few people did bad things doesn't justify blaming all of them. you realize, i hope, that the only reason the wehrmacht is considered to have committed more crimes, or at least more severe crimes, is that the allies publicised them after the war? anyway, the point is that the wehrmacht was no different from the other nations' military, it was just under nazi leadership. certainly, some took part in the mass executions, but most, as in 90-95%, did not.